WTH? - Multi-million gold heist from boat in Caribbean (Look at the boat)

Pirates!

Yeah... But LOOK at the boat....

This was a clandestine OP if I've ever seen one.

Old style setup is what it was (inside job)

Coming from Guyana? Bars of Gold? Dilapidated fishing boat?

Hmmm... I wonder what THAT was going to pay for?

Kaiser Söze?

Last Edited by Travis Bickle on 12/01/2012 05:31 PM

Another link...
[link to www.ctpost.com]

Travis ... " Look at that boat." LOOKS LIKE A CONVERTED TUG TO ME !

Yes; and whoever owned that 11.5 million in gold likely has enough cash and enough clout to track down whoever took it. Wouldn't want to be them.

I'm merely commenting on the shabby appearance and run down of the boat. I mean, I expected to see a decommissioned Naval vessel, or a yacht or something.

Nearly 500 Lbs of gold is a lot to be carrying for fishermen moonlighting on the side...

THX for the Pin!

Last Edited by Travis Bickle on 12/01/2012 05:59 PM

Who transports cargo that precious and tempting without being armed? Dumbasses!!

They painted over the original name: Miss Nicole

Do they not know that boats and precious metals never mix well...

Camoflage, didn't work obviously as a crew member was prolly in on it.....

Dang, a similar thing happened to my bullion.

I was out fishing with all of my gold and silver bullion when a huge swell came and tipped my boat. I was able to save my fishing rods but my relics are at the bottom of the lake.

From the article.....
"Huggins declined to say who owned the boat or to provide any details about the possible source of the gold."

Something smells "fishy"

Nothing fishy, just trying to avoid duties, taxes and bribes probably.
A lot of the countries in SA have very profitable Gold mines.

Hmm interesting

Indeed... This is a perfect looking "cover" boat to run operations without attracting attention. However, it would be difficult to trust the crew with soooo much temptation.

Something definitely wrong here. I mean, if this was their business, then how about the Diamonds they would have been carrying?

That's no shit. A few restless nights ahead. Then they will be chum.

"police spokesman Reggie Huggins said it was a legal shipment that was being transshipped through Curacao and officials in the island had been advised in advance that it was coming as part of normal security protocols."

dumb move

inside job

Gold miners

Nice vessel ... Not to shabby either ... Looks like the fun at sea is going to be more lucrative then once estimated

Why would you move that much gold without having someone like Triple Canopy or Academi onboard for armed protection?

The Usual Suspects.

THIS is what I would expect to see carrying nearly 12 Million dollars worth of Gold....

Thanks for the Vid.

There was never any gold.
This was part of a more complex operation.

little more detail in this link.

Snip; A senior official from the Guyana Gold Board, the government state agency charged with buying gold, said that they have received reports of the attack. However, the official made it clear that no permission was given in recent times to have gold transported via sea out of Guyana.


Snip;Huggins said it was a legal shipment that was being transshipped through Curacao and officials in the island had been advised in advance that it was coming as part of normal security protocols. He declined to disclose the eventual destination of the metal.


“Authorities knew of the shipment because the official procedure was followed,” the spokesman said.

Huggins said that guards to the port area let the assailants inside a restricted area in the mistaken belief that they were customs officials. The men’s jackets had the word “police” in English but in Curacao the word would be written in Papiamento, one of the island’s three official languages, as “polis.”

[link to www.kaieteurnewsonline.com]

Always awesome. Go Chrit.

Considering they used this kind of shipment many times...Im sure these pirates (If they r still alive) need to take a look at those bars ... all this smells tungsten